Streicheltour - ein Tiererlebnis für Groß und Klein family cycling tour

Stroke ponies, marvel at stags, feed roe deer: this cycle tour provides excitement for the old and young with animals along the way. It is not just the youngsters who will get their money's worth on the animal petting tour from Müllrose to Wendisch Rietz. Animals, labyrinths, open-air pools and an outdoor ropes course will captivate the whole family. Die Ragower Mühle mill is the perfect place to take your first small break. You will not just find day trippers here, but also lots of poultry running all over the place. A highlight of the tour is the sheep farming activity world in Beeskow. With 900 exhibits and covering an area of 400 square metres, the show is unique in the Mark Brandenburg region. The old and young learn all about shepherds, farmhouse parlours and of course about the woolly four-legged friends themselves. Listening to the young animal keeper during the tour, they talk about the learning ability and social behaviour of the environmentally friendly “grass cutters”. No way are sheep stupid. The focus is on stags and fallow deer at Gut Hirschaue wildlife reserve and on Herzberg ponies and other animals at the Wendisch Rietz leisure park.

Length: 48 kilometres

Start: Müllrose

Finish: Wendisch Rietz

Logo / route sign: not specified

How to get there:Train: Take the RE1 regional express train from Berlin central station to Frankfurt / Oder. From here, take the RB36 (Königs Wusterhausen ) regional train to Müllrose (about 2 hours).Car: Take the A12 motorway from Berlin to Müllrose (about 1.5 hours).
Return journey:Train: Take the RB36 regional train from Wendisch Rietz to Königs Wusterhausen. From here, take the RE2 (Wismar) regional express train to Berlin central station (about 1.5 hours).Car: You can cycle back along the route to your car in Müllrose. Alternatively, you can take the RB36 (Frankfurt / Oder) regional train back to Müllrose (about 1 hour).
Route: Müllrose, Mixdorf, Merz, Schneeberg, Krügersdorf, Beeskow, Herzberg, Radlow, Wendisch Rietz Tierhof, Wendisch Rietz

Points of interest and background information:Müllrose: Haus des Gastes visitor centre with a local history museum, Lake Großer Müllroser See with a playground and open-air pool, historic town centre of MüllroseRagower Mühle mill: historic grain mill with a mill museum and water-driven Francis turbine, labyrinthBeeskow: historic town centre with St. Marienkirche church, , Ältestes Haus museum and Streleburg castle, town wall with fortified towers, river baths, Schäfereierlebniswelt sheep farming activity world, miniature golf, climbing towerBirkholz: Fallow deer enclosure and circular trail at Gut Hirschaue wildlife reserve, viewing platforms, playground (guided tour of the reserve with animal feeding every Sunday)Herzberg: Pony farm at Gasthof Simke inn, go-karting for childrenLindenberg: Lindenberg Weather Museum (1 kilometre off the tour route)Wendisch Rietz: Leisure park with a miniature golf course and children's animal farm, ceramic studio, lock, bathing areas, playgrounds, lighthouse at SATAMA Sauna Resort, railway park
Possible combinations:Oder-Spree- Tour, a tour of the Oder-Spree regionSpree Cycle PathTour Brandenburg, a tour of Brandenburg
Trail conditions / surface: not specified

Maps / literature: Fahrrad- und Erlebniskarte Seenland Oder-Spree, Maßstab 1:100.000, Pietruska Verlag & Geodatenbanken GmbH, ISBN 978-3-945138-01-4, Preis Euro 6.90